Vitamin K
Listed in the Consolidated Schedules as “Vitamin K and derivatives thereof”
2-Methyl-3-[(E)-3,7,11,15-tetramethylhexadec-2-enyl]naphthalene-1,4-dione
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Background
Listing
- Schedules
- Schedule 1 to 3, conditions apply
- Exceptions reach
- Schedule 0
- Source
- Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026
Registered medicines
The ingredient index links no registered medicine to Vitamin K (register of 13 September 2026).
Counted through the register's ingredient index, which does not reach every record.
Regulatory status
Where S1 to S3 sits on the scale
Depends on which listing applies
At the least restrictive, Schedule 1: sold by a pharmacist, no doctor's prescription needed. At the most restrictive, Schedule 3: needs a doctor's prescription, dispensed by a pharmacist. The listings below say which applies to which form, strength or pack size.
Schedule S1 to S3, as the Consolidated Schedules list it.
Who may supply: A pharmacist dispensing against a written or verbal prescription from an authorised prescriber; a veterinarian, who may also prescribe, compound or dispense it directly; a medical practitioner or dentist, who may prescribe it and may compound or dispense it directly only if licensed under section 22C(1)(a); manufacturers and wholesalers may supply people who may lawfully possess it; and, for animal treatment, a person practising a para-veterinary profession, on a veterinarian's written or verbal instruction.
Consolidated Schedules listings for Vitamin k
S3: Vitamin K
- in injection preparations; (S0)
- except in oral preparations or mixtures containing more than 120 µg of Vitamin K per recommended daily dose alone or in combination with other active pharmaceutical ingredients, (S1)
- except when used in infant milk feeds or formulae in terms of the provisions of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act 54 of 1972).
Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026, lines 4447 to 4455
S1: Vitamin K
- in oral preparations or mixtures containing more than 120 µg of Vitamin K per recommended daily dose alone or in combination with other active pharmaceutical ingredients; (S0)
- except in injection preparations; (S3)
- except when used in infant milk feeds or formulae in terms of the provisions of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act 54 of 1972).
Consolidated Schedules 06 July 2026, lines 1199 to 1207
This is an informational summary of the Medicines and Related Substances Act 101 of 1965 and its 2017 General Regulations. It is not medical advice and not legal advice. Always check the medicine's label, which carries the schedule number inside a square border, or ask a pharmacist if you are unsure.